An 11-day drive around Iceland.
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I made these patties the day of our trip to Iceland (we had an overnight flight) and we packed them into our suitcase to use on our Iceland campervan adventure. Normally we wouldn't take food with us on vacation, but we were treating like this one of our
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Day 11 was our day for exploring Reykjavik. After breakfast in our apartments, we packed up, loaded our campervan and then headed out to explore. Here is a picture tour of our walk. After buying a few souvenirs, we headed out to Keflavik to drop off our campervan, and take
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Where we hike up the Eldborg crater, take a dip in the Landbrotalaug hot springs, then drive down to Reykjavik. After a lazy morning and a late breakfast, we decided to head out to the Eldborg Crater hike. It was just after noon. The hike was a 7.3km walk
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Where we drive from Hvammstangi, attempting to buy some Icelandic farm-fresh icecream (and failing - it was closed 🙁), before driving around the windy Snaefellesnes peninsula and then spending the night at the Snorrastadir campsite. Hvammstangi: Hvammstangi is a small village by Miðfjörður and happens to be a good place to
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Snaefellesnes Peninsula We reached the peninsula at about 6PM, 3 hours after leaving the Creamery, and decided to do what felt like a very rushed drive around the peninsula, through an increasingly windy afternoon, on route 54. The drive to the peninsula was predominantly on a gravel road that took
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Where we explore the wonderful town of Akureyri in North Iceland, drive around the Trollaskagi Peninsula, visit Asheimur, a pagan temple before stopping for the night at Hvammstangi. For more about what we did in Akureyri, see my post on How to Spend a Few Hours in Akureyri Before we
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Akureyri: We loved exploring Akureyri. Akureyri is known as the capital of north Iceland, and is the second largest city in Iceland after Reykjavik. For any Tintin lovers, we learned that Akureyri was featured in The Shooting Star. There was a Tintin-themed framed drawing at the campsite but we were
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Where we drive through ice and snow to reach Akureyri in northern Iceland with a stay at the Hamrar campsite. The Ring Road had opened, and we decided to complete our drive to Akureyri (which we had originally aimed to reach on day six). Our final stop for the night
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Where we stay put in Egilstaddir because of the weather. The roads were closed towards Akureyri, which was to be our next destination. I had booked a hotel in Hjalteyri for the night, but due to the weather conditions, I was able to cancel our booking. . We had met a
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Where we drive from Stokksnes to Egilsstadir, and get our van stuck in black sands. Exploring Vestrahorn Campsite at Stokksnes We were told that the Viking Cafe has a good brunch, and true to form, it didn't disappoint. After breakfast, we decided to drive out to the parking
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Where we make our way from Skaftafell to the Stokksnes campsite by Vestrahorn, near Hofn. Exploring trails at Skaftafell: A popular trail in the park is the Svartifoss - Sjónarsker - Sel loop, an easy but slightly longer trail that takes hikers from Svartifoss, a popular waterfalls, up to Sjnarsker
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Where we make our way from Vik to Skaftafell, in Vatnajokull National Park. Our Stops: Vik, Hjörleifshöfði trail, Gigjaga - Yoda Cave, and spending the night at Skaftafell campsite Vik Our first stop following a very scenic drive was the picturesque town of Vik, Iceland, located on the island'